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Singapore Tech.Pass
Singapore · Asia-Pacific
Golden Visa / ResidencyResidency → citizenship pathOpenBusiness ownersTax optimization
- Min investment
- On request
- Time to status
- For established tech founders/leaders (EDB); salary route ≥ SGD 22.5k/mo (~US$16.7k) or leadership at a top tech firm; employer-agnostic. 2+2 yrs. PR via ICA
- Path to citizenship
- Eligible to apply for PR via ICA; Singapore citizenship possible ~2 yrs after PR but requires renouncing prior nationality (no dual citizenship). PR keeps your current passport.
- Residency requirement
- 2-yr pass, renewable once; employer-agnostic (may found/run tech companies, work, advise, sit on boards); renewal needs income/business-spend/local-hiring thresholds
- Visa-free destinations
- Not specified
- Dual citizenship allowed
- No
About Singapore
- Healthcare
- ★★★★★
- Safety
- ★★★★★
- Cost of living
- Very High
- Climate
- Tropical
- China relations
- Strong ties / BRI partner